Prince William, President of the Football Association, clearly had his best one-liners out for the day as he had FA chairman Greg Dyke laughing heartily before taking his seat in the Royal Box.

David Beckham is also filmed leaving the Hull dressing room with manager Steve Bruce, who farewelled the England and Manchester United legend with a warm handshake.

Bruce later revealed the visit and team talk an hour before kick-off was spontaneous.

'He texted me this morning to say good luck and that he was at the game,' he told BT Sport of Beckham, who was an academy player at United during the latter stages of Bruce's career under Sir Alex Ferguson.

'He has a box here, so I invited him down for a cup of tea. I asked him if he fancied a game! It was good to see him, and he wished the lads all the best.'

Chummy: Referee Lee Probert and Gunners striker Lukas Podolski wish each other well before the match

Ice cool: Wenger is first down the tunnel to prepare for his half-time talk at 2-1 down

Reassuring: Bruce is a calming influence to his players as they go to the break in an unexpected lead

Encouraging: Wenger pats every one of his charges on the back as they head back onto the park

It certainly did the trick, as Hull raced to a 2-0 lead after just eight minutes through James Chester and Curtis Davies.

There were few smiles from either side as they came down the tunnel at half-time, with Arsenal having kept in touch courtesy of a Santi Cazorla free-kick on 17 minutes.

Arsene Wenger was first in for the Gunners with a steely gaze, but appeared more buoyant as he stood in the doorway patting each of his players on the back as they returned for the second half.

Early work: An engraver etches the winners name on the base of the FA Cup

Dress-ups: Jack Wilshere, who came on as a substitute during extra time, dons a Gunners flag as a cape

With the match coming to a close, we see the engraver perhaps getting to work prematurely but the vision leaves no doubt as to who got the spoils at the end.

Aaron Ramsey's extra-time winner brought with it beaming smiles, high-fives and makeshift costumes - including a shirtless Jack Wilshere with a flag as a cape and Cazorla wearing a headscarf - from the Arsenal camp.

Hull players were understandably despondent as they sought solace in the sheds having come so close to what many thought impossible.